by Jessica Barnes | November 21, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Support, Wright Brothers
The holiday season is here and you’ve probably been hearing about Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, but have you heard about Giving Tuesday? If you’re not familiar, Giving Tuesday is an online day of giving celebrated each year around the world after Black...
by Jessica Barnes | November 19, 2019 | Donor Stories, News & Events, Support
I first visited the Outer Banks with my parents as a very young child in 1964. My favorite vacation memory, however, is June 1999. I had just completed private pilot training in Chesapeake, Virginia. My first flight as a private pilot was to First Flight Airport...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Support
Back in the summer of 1993 when my family headed to Nags Head for a week, I didn’t know this amazing place would one day be our home. The group was my husband, 5-year-old son, one-month-old daughter, parents, and six younger siblings who traveled from...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, News & Events
This November you can help your OBX national parks celebrate one of the most iconic traditions of the Outer Banks – surf fishing. On Saturday, November 2nd join our community for the first ever Surf Fishing Heritage Event! This free community event will...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, Preserve History, Women's History in OBX, Wright Brothers
Please tell us about yourself. Hometown: Lincolnton, NC Education: North Carolina State University, History major and Social Studies Education minor Position: Cultural Resource Manager Where you’ll find her: At the Museum Resource Center located at Fort Raleigh...
by Jessica Barnes | September 17, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Educate Youth, Fort Raleigh, Wright Brothers
Your OBX national parks aim to inspire and educate our next generation – whether they are in the parks or in the classroom. Now that school is back in session, there are a variety of resources available to teachers and parents who want to carry summer vacation...
by Jessica Barnes | September 17, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Meet Your Ranger
Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC Education: East Carolina University majoring in Recreation and Park Management Previous Park Experience: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Where You’ll Find Him: Lead District Ranger, Cape Hatteras National Seashore How did you know...
by Jessica Barnes | September 11, 2019 | News & Events
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to us or checked in with your friends, family, and favorite places here in the Outer Banks as we begin to recover from Hurricane Dorian. It has been amazing to see the outpouring of support for our community! As of yesterday,...
by Jessica Barnes | August 12, 2019 | Create Experiences, Fort Raleigh
432 years ago on August 18th, 1587, Eleanor Dare gave birth to the first English child to be born in the New World. She named her Virginia Dare, and each year our friends at The Lost Colony celebrate her birthday with a very special addition to their nightly...
by Jessica Barnes | August 12, 2019 | Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger
Hometown: Starks, Maine Education: Unity College, majoring in Parks, Recreation, and Ecotourism Where you’ll find him: Lead Park Ranger, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site What do you do as Lead Park Ranger at Fort Raleigh? My job is basically to oversee the...